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Richie Lucas
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	AFL Buffalo Bills; AFL Denver Broncos
	College Football Hall of Fame

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Richard John "Riverboat Richie" Lucas (born April 15, 1938 in Glassport, Pennsylvania) is a College Football Hall of Fame quarterback best known for his All-American career at Pennsylvania State University (1957-1959). He was a first round pick in both the NFL and AFL drafts in 1960. Lucas signed with the Buffalo Bills of the American Football League, making him officially the franchise's first player.[1] There he played quarterback, halfback, and defensive back for two seasons before he was obtained by the AFL's Denver Broncos following the AFL's 1962 equalization draft, but he never played for the Broncos.[2]

Nicknamed "Riverboat Richie" due to his gambling instincts when calling plays,[3] Lucas won the 1959 Maxwell Trophy and was runner-up to LSU's Billy Cannon of for the 1959 Heisman Trophy. He returned to Penn State following his pro football career, serving as assistant athletic director until 1998. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1986.

Also See

Other American Football League players

External links

Archive photos of 1960 Buffalo Bills
"Riverboat Richie" by Lou Pratom, for Penn State's All-Sports Museum
The Pennsylvania Football News All-Century Team
Lucas' 1960 Fleer football card

Preceded by Pete Dawkins	Maxwell Award Winner 1959	Succeeded by Joe Bellino
Preceded by Al Jacks	Penn State Starting Quarterback 1958-1959	Succeeded by Galen Hall

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 Nicknamed "Riverboat Richie" due to his gambling instincts when calling plays,[http://pennstate.scout.com/3/PromoFOSMagArticle2.html] Lucas won the 1959 [[Maxwell Award|Maxwell Trophy]] and was runner-up to [[Louisiana State University|LSU]]'s [[Billy Cannon]] of for the 1959 [[Heisman Trophy]].  He returned to Penn State following his pro football career, serving as assistant [[athletic director]] until 1998.  He was inducted into the [[College Football Hall of Fame]] in 1986.
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 * [http://pennstate.scout.com/3/PromoFOSMagArticle2.html "Riverboat Richie"] by Lou Pratom, for Penn State's All-Sports Museum
 * [http://www.pafootballnews.com/AllCenturyTeams.htm The Pennsylvania Football News All-Century Team]
+* [http://www.conigliofamily.com/Bills.htm#RichieLucas Lucas' 1960 Fleer football card]
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+{{succession box | title=[[Penn State Nittany Lions football|Penn State]] Starting Quarterback | before=Al Jacks| years=1958-1959| after=[[Galen Hall]]}}
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+[[Category:American Football League first round signees]]